Journal of Consumer Policy

期刊简介：The Journal of Consumer Policy is a refereed, international journal which encompasses a broad range of issues concerned with consumer affairs. It looks at the consumer's dependence on existing social and economic structures, helps to define the consumer's interest, and discusses the ways in which consumer welfare can be fostered - or restrained - through actions and policies of consumers, industry, organizations, government, educational institutions, and the mass media.The Journal of Consumer Policy publishes theoretical and empirical research on consumer and producer conduct, emphasizing the implications for consumers and increasing communication between the parties in the marketplace.Articles cover consumer issues in law, economics, and behavioural sciences. Current areas of topical interest include the impact of new information technologies, the economics of information, the consequences of regulation or deregulation of markets, problems related to an increasing internationalization of trade and marketing practices, consumers in less affluent societies, the efficacy of economic cooperation, consumers and the environment, problems with products and services provided by the public sector, the setting of priorities by consumer organizations and agencies, gender issues, product safety and product liability, and the interaction between consumption and associated forms of behaviour such as work and leisure.The Journal of Consumer Policy reports regularly on developments in legal policy with a bearing on consumer issues. It covers the integration of consumer law in the European Union and other transnational communities and analyzes trends in the application and implementation of consumer legislation through administrative agencies, courts, trade associations, and consumer organizations. It also considers the impact of consumer legislation on the supply side and discusses comparative legal approaches to issues of cons umer policy in different parts of the world.The Journal of Consumer Policy informs readers about a broad array of consumer policy issues by publishing regularly both extended book reviews and brief, non-evaluative book notes on new publications in the field. Officially cited as: J Consum Policy

【译文】《消费者政策杂志》是一本经过同行评审的国际性期刊，涵盖了与消费者事务相关的一系列问题。它探讨了消费者对现有社会和经济结构的依赖，帮助定义消费者的利益，并讨论了通过消费者、行业、组织、政府、教育机构和大众媒体的行为和政策来促进或限制消费者福利的方式。该杂志发表关于消费者和制造商行为的理论和实证研究，强调其对消费者的意义，并促进市场各方之间的沟通。文章涵盖了法律、经济学和行为科学中的消费者问题。当前的热点领域包括新信息技术的冲击、信息经济学、市场监管或去监管的后果、与贸易和营销实践日益国际化的相关问题、较不富裕社会的消费者、经济合作的有效性、消费者与环境、公共部门提供的产品和服务的问题、消费者组织机构的优先事项设定、性别问题、产品安全和产品责任，以及消费与相关行为形式（如工作和休闲）之间的相互作用。《消费者政策杂志》定期报道对消费者问题有影响的法律法规发展。它涵盖了欧盟和其他跨国社区中消费者法的整合，并分析了通过行政机构、法院、贸易协会和消费者组织应用和实施消费者立法的趋势。它还考虑了消费者立法对供应方面的影响，并讨论了世界各地消费者政策问题的比较法律方法。通过定期发表关于该领域新出版的书籍的详细书评和简短的非评价性书评，《消费者政策杂志》向读者介绍了广泛的消费者政策问题。